User`s guide
Getting Started with the Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family General Safety Considerations
12 Agilent 81600B Tunable Laser Source Family, Fourth Edition
General Safety Considerations
The following general safety precautions must be observed during all 
phases of operation, service, and repair of this instrument. Failure to 
comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this 
manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended 
use of the instrument. Agilent Technologies Inc. assumes no liability for 
the customer’s failure to comply with these requirements.
Before operation, review the instrument and manual, including the red 
safety page, for safety markings and instructions. You must follow these to 
ensure safe operation and to maintain the instrument in safe condition.
Safety Symbols
The apparatus will be marked with this symbol when it is necessary for the 
user to refer to the instruction manual in order to protect the apparatus 
against damage.
Hazardous laser radiation. 
The WARNING sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a 
procedure, practice or the like, which, if not correctly performed 
or adhered to, could result in injury or loss of life. Do not proceed 
beyond a WARNING sign until the indicated conditions are fully 
understood and met.
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